PKK says it killed 15 Turkish soldiers in a major attack in south-eastern Hakkari province

Kurdish militants say they are responsible for the attack on a convoy of
armoured vehicles in south-east Turkey, in what could be the bloodiest
assault since the ceasefire collapsed in July

File photo: People look at military vehicles during clashes between Kurdish activists and Turkish government forces in Hakkari, TurkeyPhoto: Get​ty Images

By Reuters

9:38PM BST 06 Sep 2015

Kurdish militants said on Sunday they had killed 15 Turkish soldiers in an attack on a convoy of armoured vehicles in south-east Turkey, in what could be the bloodiest assault since the collapse of a ceasefire in July.

The number of casualties could not be independently verified but in a televised statement President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed an attack had taken place in Hakkari province, close to Turkey's borders with Iran and Iraq.